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Category Archives: Michael Nylander

Sometimes Irreconciliable Differences Necessitate Divorce

15 December, 2009

Signing Michael Nylander in the summer of 2007 was wise and savvy and, you might recall, somewhat controversial. The previous season in New York with the Rangers, all Nylander achieved was 83 points in 79 games — his best NHL season ever. How couldn’t he pile up points centering Alexander Ovechkin? I was a little [...]

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It’s Official: Nylander to Grand Rapids

13 December, 2009

Capitals Assign Center Michael Nylander to Grand Rapids
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have assigned center Michael Nylander to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.

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A Turning Point for Semyon Varlamov?

12 November, 2009

Semyon Varlamov’s struggles this season have struck me as often being of the mental as opposed to the physical variety. So consider the mental fortitude he displayed in last night’s 11-round shootout victory over the New York Islanders. Beginning with Robbie Schremp’s shootout attempt in round 3 and lasting all the way through Cap-killer Jon Sim’s [...]

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Nylander to Russia, Pending Final Approval

10 November, 2009

Per TSN’s Bob McKenzie, Washington Capitals center Michael Nylander is headed to Russia

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Nylander Put on Waivers

7 November, 2009

Michael Nylander has been put on waivers, Capitals Insider reports. This means the veteran Swede has agreed to waive his no-movement clause. Any team can claim him until noon Monday, but if no GM picks him off the wire it’s still no guarantee he’ll be put in the minors, writes Tarik. The Capitals are trying [...]

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"Washington is, indeed, asking around about goalies"

21 December, 2008

During The Hotstove on last night’s Hockey Night in Canada’s broadcast, another rumour surfaced concerning the Washington Capitals. Per Al Strachan, “Washington is, indeed, asking around about goalies”. Adding more fuel to the fire was Scott Morrison who said that earlier in the year the Caps had a deal in place with Chicago. The particulars? Nylander and a pick for …

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Three-Game Themes After an Opening Weekend of Play

14 October, 2008

Three games in an 82-game season plus weeks or months of postseason amount to little more than a single frame in a two-hour drama reel, and yet I looked to Columbus weekend 2008 as an opportunity to survey for some important early impressions and themes for the Capitals in 2008-09. For instance: could the Caps [...]

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Opening Night Roster Set

6 October, 2008

The Washington Capitals announced that Karl Alzner and Chris Bourque have been assigned to the Hershey Bears. Quintin Laing was placed on waivers and, if cleared, will report to Hershey.

2008 Washington Capitals Opening Night Roster

FORWARDS

  #  
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Shoots
Born
Birthplace
2007-08 Club(s)
League(s)

19
BACKSTROM, Nicklas
6’0”
183
Left
11/23/87
Gavle, Sweden
Capitals
NHL

10
BRADLEY, Matt
6’3”
201
Right
6/13/78
Stittsville, Ontario
Capitals
NHL

87
BRASHEAR, Donald
6’2”
234
Left
1/7/72
Bedford, Indiana
Capitals
NHL

17
CLARK, Chris
6’0”
196
Right
3/8/76
South Windsor, Connecticut
Capitals
NHL

91
FEDOROV, Sergei
6’2”
207
Left
12/13/69
Pskov, Russia
Capitals/Columbus
NHL

16
FEHR, Eric
6’4”
212
Right
9/7/85
Winkler, Manitoba
Capitals/Hershey
NHL/AHL

14
FLEISCHMANN, Tomas
6’1”
190
Left
5/16/84
Koprivinice, Czech Republic
Capitals
NHL

15
GORDON, Boyd
6’1”
201
Right
10/19/83
Unity, Saskatchewan
Capitals
NHL

25
KOZLOV, [...]

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Meet the Caps, but Beware the Batwing

4 October, 2008

For the first time in team history, the annual Season Ticketholder “Meet the Caps” event was held at an amusement park: Six Flags America. To say it was a success is an understatement; as one who has attended the past ten years’ events at the Verizon Center ‚Äî and seen those events gradually shift from [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Chris Clark, Jose Theodore, Karl Alzner, Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom, Sergei Fedorov, Ted Leonsis, Tom Poti, Washington Capitals | Comments (12)

How a Cup Contender Candidate Is Identified

2 October, 2008

The flattering forecasts are coming in fast and furious. The Caps are a consensus selection to win the Southeast division for a second consecutive season, but additionally, they’re commonly identified either explicitly as a Stanley Cup contender or a “dark horse” one. To quote the good living theme from the movie ‘Things to To in [...]

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